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<p>[QUOTE="EdsCoin, post: 181806, member: 3867"]From the Full step nickel club newsletter.( Full step Nickels are defined as 5 or 6 unbroken and untagged steps that extend fully from left to right) untaged meaning no Ticks, nicks or bridges. Notice it says 5 <u>OR</u> 6. Most Third party graders call 5 steps Full Steps. NGC and ANACS notes 5 or 6 steps on there slabs.</p><p>PCGS just says Full Step so they can be 5 or 6 steps.</p><p>As Walter said There are years that full steps either 5 or 6 are almost impossible to obtain.</p><p>I would suggest lookin at a proof coin also to get an ideal as to what a full step should look like. Like any series you will learn as you go, But learning is half the fun!</p><p>Slabed Full step Nickels can get very expensive but I have found at coin shows sometimes you can cherrypick some nice raw coins fairly resonable as a lot dealers don't take the time to really look at those lowly nickels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EdsCoin, post: 181806, member: 3867"]From the Full step nickel club newsletter.( Full step Nickels are defined as 5 or 6 unbroken and untagged steps that extend fully from left to right) untaged meaning no Ticks, nicks or bridges. Notice it says 5 [U]OR[/U] 6. Most Third party graders call 5 steps Full Steps. NGC and ANACS notes 5 or 6 steps on there slabs. PCGS just says Full Step so they can be 5 or 6 steps. As Walter said There are years that full steps either 5 or 6 are almost impossible to obtain. I would suggest lookin at a proof coin also to get an ideal as to what a full step should look like. Like any series you will learn as you go, But learning is half the fun! Slabed Full step Nickels can get very expensive but I have found at coin shows sometimes you can cherrypick some nice raw coins fairly resonable as a lot dealers don't take the time to really look at those lowly nickels.[/QUOTE]
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